My alternator recently died and I had it replaced. Now my CD player doesn't work. I get some stupid CD ERROR message. Radio works fine.

I have the service manual and it has a bunch of internal radio trouble codes. The manual says to clear the trouble codes out, but I need a ford tool to do it, ugh. The fun never ends.

 

Will disconnecting the battery and draining all the voltage help?

 

eh tried that already


I have so much custom wiring in my console that I'm afraid to bring it in and have them mess it up. I'd have to take out my engine start button if I brought it in.

 

What kind of ford tool does it call for? If it is an electronics tool I might have it, or be able to build it. I made a reset tool for a missle guidance system last year that saved a lot of time.

 

I don't know, it just refers to the diagnostic tool. The only tools it lists at the top are:

Worldwide Diagnostic System

 

FYI-Audio system faults are nearly (if not always) hard faults, requiring a hardware swap. Scan tools,WDS, NGS, PDS and the like cannot do anything other than down/upload configuration from audio unit to audio unit. Unfortunately, it looks like a trip to the dealer is your only option, Dustin. Too bad you are not near NE Ohio!

 

Just for the heck of it, have you tried a cleaning disk? I have brought more than one player back to life with that. If the radio works it might be worth a shot.

 

Can't put any disks in it. I'll wait for the next trip to the dealer to get it fixed. I don't want to be put on a warranty watch list for bringing it in too many times.